Classification of biological and bioinspired aquatic systems: A review

R Salazar, V Fuentes, A Abdelkefi - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Robotic systems capable of aquatic movement has increased exploitation in recent years
due to the diverse range of missions that can be performed in otherwise hostile …

AmphiBot I: an amphibious snake-like robot

A Crespi, A Badertscher, A Guignard… - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2005 - Elsevier
This article presents a project that aims at constructing a biologically inspired amphibious
snake-like robot. The robot is designed to be capable of anguilliform swimming like sea …

Efficient worm-like locomotion: slip and control of soft-bodied peristaltic robots

KA Daltorio, AS Boxerbaum, AD Horchler… - Bioinspiration & …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we present a dynamic simulation of an earthworm-like robot moving in a pipe
with radially symmetric Coulomb friction contact. Under these conditions, peristaltic …

Batoid fishes: inspiration for the next generation of underwater robots

KW Moored, FE Fish, TH Kemp… - Marine Technology …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
For millions of years, aquatic species have utilized the principles of unsteady hydrodynamics
for propulsion and maneuvering. They have evolved high-endurance swimming that can …

An amphibious snake-like robot: Design and motion experiments on ground and in water

S Yu, S Ma, B Li, Y Wang - 2009 International Conference on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an amphibious snake-like robot's design and its omnipotent locomotion
ability both on the land and in the water. This amphibious snake-like robot, mainly …

Toward a bio-inspired variable-stiffness morphing limb for amphibious robot locomotion

RL Baines, JW Booth, FE Fish… - 2019 2nd IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Most robots operate either exclusively on land or in water. Toward building an amphibious
legged robot, we present a morphing limb that can adapt its structure and stiffness for …

Centipede robot for uneven terrain exploration: Design and experiment of the flexible biomimetic robot mechanism

D Koh, J Yang, S Kim - 2010 3rd IEEE RAS & EMBS …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, various robots that are inspired by creatures in nature are developed for uneven
terrain exploration. These robots are commonly referred as bio-inspired or biomimetic robot …

Salamandra Robotica: A Biologically Inspired Amphibious Robot that Swims and Walks

A Crespi, AJ Ijspeert - Artificial life models in hardware, 2009 - Springer
One of the key characteristics of animals, perhaps the most impressive, is their ability to
move. It is the result of millions of years of evolution, and its complexity, flexibility, and …

Biomimetic swimmer inspired by the manta ray

FE Fish, H Haj-Hariri, AJ Smits… - Biomimetics: nature …, 2012 - api.taylorfrancis.com
There is a need for the development of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that can be
deployed quickly and can be adapted for a variety of missions (eg, surveillance, search and …

[HTML][HTML] Bioinspired Design and Experimental Validation of an Aquatic Snake Robot

G Bianchi, L Lanzetti, D Mariana, S Cinquemani - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article presents the design, simulation, and experimental validation of a novel modular
aquatic snake robot capable of surface locomotion. The modular structure allows each unit …